Shatner, Nimoy and 40 years of 'Star Trek'
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/0....40/index.html

If you ask them what still gets them fired up about the late producer Gene Roddenberry's creation after all these years, you get an answer that -- underneath the glibness -- is very telling:

SHATNER: Money.

NIMOY: Yeah. The big, the big bucks.

SHATNER: Money. The money gets you fired up.

TOGETHER: The biiiig bucks.

Seriously?


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Some "Trek" critics have even said the unsayable: It's time for "Star Trek" to declare victory and leave the field of battle, while it still has some dignity left and before the brand name is further tarnished.

Shatner and Nimoy, in their Mutt-and-Jeff way, don't buy it.

SHATNER: So you want Paramount to say we've made enough money?

NIMOY: Let's stop making money. Yeah.

SHATNER: Yeah, yeah.

NIMOY: The stockholders won't mind.

SHATNER: No, and we've --

NIMOY: We should stop making money.

SHATNER: Folks, we've made enough money, we're walking away --

NIMOY: We're going to take a break --

SHATNER: Yes. It's been a wonderful ride --

NIMOY: We're going on vacation --

SHATNER: And no more money.

NIMOY: Right. Off to an island someplace and just ...

SHATNER: We'll just handle the books in a different way and make it look like we made something.

NIMOY: Watch the sunset and forget about money...

SHATNER: Yes.

NIMOY: And your investment? Oh, don't worry about it, you know.

SHATNER: It's going to be OK.

NIMOY: We'll get around to that someday.

SHATNER: You'll have some other shows.

NIMOY: Yeah, we don't want to make any more money. No.

Not that Paramount is listening to the critics. Plans are under way for another "Trek" film in 2008, with J.J. Abrams, fresh off his success with "Alias," "Lost" and "Mission: Impossible 3" slated to take over the reins. Word is the film will be about a young Kirk and Spock. Abrams gets the endorsement of the guys:

NIMOY: He's a talented person. He's talented.

SHATNER: He's going to call Leonard. He talked about calling Leonard for advice.

NIMOY: He's talented. We'll help him in any way we can.

SHATNER: As long as they meet Leonard's price.

 

too long and too tedious...

what's the point?

 

It's funny and you have time to kill.

 

Kinda sorta of funny. I expected better from you UC. I am some what dissapointed.

But I'll get over it.

 

Here, it might help you if it was like this...


Darth and Luke, in their Mutt-and-Jeff way, don't buy it.

DARTH: So you want Lucas Films to say we've made enough money?

LUKE: Let's stop making money. Yeah.

DARTH: Yeah, yeah.

LUKE: The stockholders won't mind.

DARTH: No, and we've --

LUKE: We should stop making money.

DARTH: Folks, we've made enough money, we're walking away --

LUKE: We're going to take a break --

DARTH: Yes. It's been a wonderful ride --

LUKE: We're going on vacation --

DARTH: And no more money.

LUKE: Right. Off to a death star or someplace and just ...

DARTH: We'll just handle the books in a different way and make it look like we made something.

LUKE: Watch the sunset and forget about money...

DARTH: Yes.

LUKE: And your investment? Oh, don't worry about it, you know.

DARTH: It's going to be OK.

LUKE: We'll get around to that someday.

DARTH: You'll have some other shows.

LUKE: Yeah, we don't want to make any more money. No.

DARTH: I think Vader90210 can understand this.

LUKE: Maybe, but I'm not betting any money on it.

 

Sorry. I have to tone it down a little.

 

You got in trouble.

 

That's ok UC, at least people talking about your (what used to be) pink truck won't get you a burr under your saddle any more.